‘Wayward Pines’ season 3: Renewal odds and hopes for Fox drama
Tonight, the second season of “Wayward Pines” comes to a conclusion on Fox, and we suppose that in some ways, we should be grateful that we even have it. After all, that was a series that was at one point not planned to be anything more than a one-season event. We’re not going to pretend as though the second season has been perfect, but it has far and away improved as it has gone on.
Now, let’s take a moment to look towards the future. Are we going to be lucky enough to get a season three? As of right now, we’re on the fence and not altogether optimistic based solely on the numbers. The second season as a whole averaged a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic, which is a drop of more than 30% from the season 1 average. Total viewers have fallen more than 35%. While there is still an audience here, there may not be a reason to continue the story depending on how things end this time around.
We know that three seasons is what executive producer M. Night Shyamalan wants to see the show pull off. Speaking per /Film at WonderCon earlier this year, he had the following to say about it:
“I think we can say it’s a three-season story … If we get the opportunity to tell the third and final season, we can finish the story.”
Maybe this comment will be all of the incentive Fox needs to renew the show, since we feel like one of the reasons for the show’s season 2 struggle has been that unknown among many fans as to when the series was going to come to a close. Therefore, the show suddenly became more of a commitment.
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Tim
July 29, 2016 @ 3:02 pm
I never heard about the show until by accident and then got caught up on Hulu, a lot of these shows are not advertised enough and are hard to find but I love them
Zey Tavia
July 29, 2016 @ 3:03 am
I certainly hope HULU has been helping with viewership ratings as I’ve watched the entire season 1 & 2 solely on this platform. I agree with Linda L and Richard, maybe if they move the show to a different time-slot or day, the show’s ratings might improve. In any event, we loyal Wayward Pines viewers deserve a season 3! :) There are approximately 871 people (300 + 571) in life pods and I want to know how long they stayed in them and what happens when they awake.
Linda L
July 29, 2016 @ 2:37 am
I agree with Richard. The ratings would have been higher in a different time slot. This is a great SciFi show. If M.Night Shyamalan can give us the ending of the story with a season 3, PLEASE Give the WAYWARD PINES Fans a Season 3. Hulu has to be helping with viewership too. I rewatched Episode 10 on HULU! Please Renew “WAYWARD PINES”
richard
July 28, 2016 @ 12:37 pm
There will be a 3rd season I personally think if they want ratings to be higher then they should not have it on the same time has AGT on NBC
AQueryan
July 28, 2016 @ 8:46 am
I’ll be honest. At the start of this second season, I was getting really bad ‘Under the Dome’ vibes (recounting how that show completely devolved into an unintended parody during its second season and its never-should-have-been third. But to my surprise, after a shaky start, season 2 became its own unique animal that, while building off of the suspense-heavy 1st season, was in no way a mere retread of repeat of what had already taken place.
I’m hoping that the powers that be, overlook the anemic ratings for the second season and bring it back for a third. While that may not seem to make sense in the short term, I think that it will pay dividends in terms of syndication, home video, Netflix and the likes if it the story is completed rather than left open-ended.